The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (global CPRI) rose 0.2% in June, the result of the global softâ€path in manufacturing, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C., www.americanchemistry.com). In the organization’s most recent Weekly Chemical and Economic Trends…
Praxair, Inc.’s (Danbury, Conn. www.praxair.com) German subsidiary has started up a new air separation unit at its complex in Hurth, Germany. With a capacity of 1,800 tons per day, the new facility more than doubles Praxair Deutschland’s total capacity at…
Lanxess AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has commenced work on expanding its menthol facility. The capacity of the plant at the Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany site is to be doubled to meet the increasing demand on the world markets. Completion of the project…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) will significantly expand its presence in the Middle East region by building a state-of-the-art plant for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in Bahrain. CSBs are key additives for the production of polymers for the plastics…
Air Products (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) says it will increase production of gaseous nitrogen and expand its nitrogen pipeline in the Gumi National Industrial Complex, North Gyeongsang Province, Korea to serve the increasing demand of its electronics customers in the country’s…
Praxair (China) Investment Co. (Shanghai; www.praxair.cn) has signed a combustion equipment contract with Shandong Guangfu Group Co. to implement the Praxair proprietary oxy-fuel technology for this new customer, one of the leading steel and iron enterprises in Shandong province, North…
SGL Group – The Carbon Company (Wiesbaden, Germany; www.sglgroup.com) today celebrated the construction of a new production center for the manufacture of isostatic graphite. Construction is scheduled to start in September while work on the production facility will be completed…
Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has signed a contract with OJSC Almalyk Mining & Metallurgical Co. (AMMC) for the design and delivery of a gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plant to AMMC's existing copper production facilities, located near Almalyk, Uzbekistan.…
Parsons (Pasadena, Calif.; www.parsons.com) has been selected by International Isotopes Inc., a leading manufacturer of nuclear medicine products, as the prime contractor for the design-build (D-B) of the planned depleted uranium deconversion facility in Lea County, New Mexico This contract…
Pall Corp. (Port Washington, N.Y.; www.pall.com), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire its long-time Brazilian distribution partner, Engefiltro (Sao Paulo; www.engefiltro.com.br) . The acquisition will strengthen Pall’s…